January 09, 2013, 6:36PM

Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis intends to file a No Child Left Behind waiver request with the intention of applying it to this year’s Adequate Yearly Progress determinations for schools and districts that will be made in August or September. Full story »

January 12, 2012, 3:32PM

In what may be viewed as welcome news to public school officials struggling to meet No Child Left Behind Act's requirements, Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis met this week with U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan to begin a conversation about freezing the state's adequate yearly progress targets at this year's levels. This year, schools must meet targets of 78 percent... Full story »

July 28, 2011, 3:29PM

West Perry School District biology teacher Michele Dubaich is among the 12 finalists under consideration for the 2012 Teacher of the Year. In announcing the finalists' names, Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis said, "These individuals have set the bar high for excellence in the classroom, and it is my hope that their commitment and successes will soon be the standard... Full story »

May 06, 2011, 11:46AM

Solanco has launched a new program aimed at enticing district students to attend the district's own virtual academy instead of some other cyberschool by offering a $1,000 educational enhancement grant. Full story »

May 03, 2011, 5:19PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing.

May 03, 2011, 4:36PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing. EITC gives companies tax breaks for making donations to scholarship organizations and innovative public school programming. Mekhi Garrison, a fifth grade student at Blair Christian Academy in...

May 03, 2011, 4:36PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing. EITC gives companies tax breaks for making donations to scholarship organizations and innovative public school programming. A birthday cake for EITC is unveiled. 05/03/2011 DAN GLEITER, The...

May 03, 2011, 4:36PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing. EITC gives companies tax breaks for making donations to scholarship organizations and innovative public school programming. Kathy and George Chambers, holding signs in center, of Downingtown, are...

May 03, 2011, 4:36PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing. EITC gives companies tax breaks for making donations to scholarship organizations and innovative public school programming. Students use their signs to keep the sun off their heads...

May 03, 2011, 4:36PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing. EITC gives companies tax breaks for making donations to scholarship organizations and innovative public school programming. 05/03/2011 DAN GLEITER, The Patriot-News

May 03, 2011, 4:36PM

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation rallies for school choice and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the creation of Pennsylvania's EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) behind the Capitol East Wing. EITC gives companies tax breaks for making donations to scholarship organizations and innovative public school programming. Joshua Custis, a fourth grade student at Blair Christian Academy in...

May 03, 2011, 11:16AM

With colorful columns of balloons, colorful T-shirts and a big birthday cake, hundreds of schoolchildren from around the state gathered outside the Capitol to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the state's Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. The event, held annually since the law was signed in 2001, recognizes the program that gives tax credits to companies that donate to private... Full story »

March 27, 2011, 3:44PM

Camp Hill native, Ronald Tomalis, the governor's nominee for secretary of education, talks about reshaping Pennsylvania's public education system during an interview with Patriot-News reporter Jan Murphy.